twist

1. V-T If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example, by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. 扭曲; 擰

Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried. 她的雙手開始擰她拎著的那個包的拎柄。

2. V-T/V-I If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example, because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset. 扭彎; 扭曲

He twisted her arms behind her back and clipped a pair of handcuffs on her wrists. 他把她的雙臂扭到她的背后，把一副手銬扣在她的手腕上。

Sophia's face twisted in perplexity. 索菲婭的臉因困惑而扭曲著。

3. V-T/V-I If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still. 轉(zhuǎn)動 (身體某部分)

She twisted her head sideways and looked toward the door. 她把頭轉(zhuǎn)向一邊，朝門口看去。

Susan twisted round in her seat until she could see Graham behind her. 蘇珊在她的座位上轉(zhuǎn)過身去，直到她能看見她身后的格雷厄姆。

4. V-T If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction. 扭傷 (腳踝或手腕等)

He fell and twisted his ankle. 他摔了一跤，扭傷了腳踝。

5. V-T If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction. 旋轉(zhuǎn)

She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger. 她往下盯著自己的手，旋轉(zhuǎn)著手指上的戒指。

6. N-COUNT Twist is also a noun. 旋轉(zhuǎn)

Just a twist of the handle is all it takes to wring out the mop. 只需旋轉(zhuǎn)一下那個手柄就可以擰干拖把。

7. V-I If a road or river twists, it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it. (道路或河流) 迂回曲折

The roads twist around hairpin bends. 那些道路有很多險彎。

8. N-COUNT Twist is also a noun. (道路或河流的) 迂回曲折[usu pl]

It allows the train to maintain a constant speed through the twists and turns of existing track. 它可以讓火車在現(xiàn)有蜿蜒盤旋的軌道上保持勻速。

9. V-T If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves. 歪曲[表不滿]

It's a shame the way the media can twist your words and misrepresent you. 媒體歪曲人們的話語及誤傳人們的本意的作風(fēng)是可恥的。

10. N-COUNT A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development. 意外進展

The battle of the sexes also took a new twist. 性別之戰(zhàn)也有了意想不到的新進展。

11. to twist someone's arm→see arm

12. twist the knife in sb's wound→see knife